Bag-holder.



C. vH. WOODWARD & J. W. DOANE.

BAG HOLDER.

APPLIUATION FILED Nov. 12, ma.

l,106,483 Patented Aug. 11, 1914@ l ulated, and which presents at all times in.

of an adjustably fixed width of the uNiTEn sTaTEs TATENT Nmimica.

cHARLEs n, WoonWARn AND yrOsETrr W. DOANE, OE PORTLAND, OREGON.

BAG-HOLDER.

Patented Aug. il, 1914:. serial No. 800,531.

To all whom it may concern A Be it known that we, CHARLES H. WOOD- WARD and JOSEPH lN. `DOANE, citizens of the United States, residing at Portland, `inthe county of Multnomah and State of Gregori, have invented certain new and useful Im-` provements in BagHolders, of which the following isa specification. p, ur invention relates to bag holders, and has for its object the production of a simple, economical andwidely adjustable device of that class, which may be readily manipuse a bag of unobstructed throat. y

YWhat constitutes our `invention will be hereinafter specified inl detail and succinctly set fortl; inthe appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a side elevation of our-device in preferred form of embodiment, aportion of the standard being broken out to accommodate` the scale to the sheet.` Fig. 2 isa detail showing in side elevation the sliding collar on the standard taken at right angles `to the view thereof shown in Fig. l, thespreader handle and one spreader arm being in section. Fig. 3 is a detail of the spreader lever handle rack. Fig.' t is a top plan view of the sliding head and spreader legs detached. Fig. 5 isa perspective view of one bag engaging member and a portion of its spreader arm, in detached detail.

Referring to the numerals on the drawing: l indicates a supporting `member or standard which in use standsupon a foot piece or tripod 13. Those parts may beconveniently made of pipe sections united by a collar 14. A sliding head 2, fitting the standard l, is made Aadjustable as to height thereon by aid collar 5, a wing bolt 6, and an intermediate spring l5 coiled about the standard. The sliding head2 carries a spreader whose function is to afford means for holding a bag suspended and open at any point of vertical adjustment of the head 2 upon the standard which the length and bag may demand. To that end, construct the spreader of a pair of arms and a pair of legs coperatively organized with and suspended from the head 2 for the performance of the function required of it. Accordingly, We provide legs 4 and 4ta pivoted at indicated at 3, and at the other, as indicated at l2 to arms 9 that are united as indicated we prefer to one end respectively, as

at 8 by a common pivot to a sliding collar 7.

VThe spreader as above described constitutes a double toggle .lever arrangement which may be conveniently manipulated by aid of a lever handle 9a to di and which, preferably, consists of a rolongation of one ofthe arms 9. The 'handle Qa, being extended transversely of the lega, 1s adapted, for the purposes of adjustment of the spreader, to `engage the several notches of a rack 4b which `projects operativelyin the path of the handle leg 4a. Upon the oppositely projecting ends of the arms `9, outside oftheir respective pivots l2 we provide angular extensions 9b, `which carryl andso make lateral disposition ofbagfengaging-members l0. The members l0are preferably curved as .-clearlyshown 1n Figs. land 5 so as to adapt them upon being throat cfa bag 11, to the bag and` securely hold it .without any further provision for the purpose than their shape and means of expansion employed.

In practice, the standard l being set upon any horizontal fioor, the collar 5 is adjusted and by aid of the bolt 6 `fixed to the standard l at such height as to accommodate the bag ll. The handle 9a is then raised until the approach of the members l0 toward each other will admit of their convenient introduction into the throat of the bag. Thereupon, by depression of the handle 9a, the members are caused to engage and securely hold the bag, the handle being set and secured in position against the rack 4b as indicated in Figs. l and 3. It may be observed that the operation of adjusting the collar 5 is of the simplest nature and that that of attaching and detaching bags` is as expeditious and effective as it is simple.`

The spring l5 serves to take up 'any sudden strain imposed upon bag in the filling operation and so as to save it from being torn thereby. By our `invention the bag spreader is suspended from one point, of support, on the standard, determined by the' sides of Which the legs 4 and La are balanced, and in consequence whereof the weight of the pendant bag 1l is equally distributed uponthe standard l, with results that will be manifest to one skilled in the art.

l/Vhat we claim, is

l. The combination with a standard, of a sliding head adjustable upon the standard,

iierent adjustments,

from one side of the introduced and expanded within .thev engage the fabric of.

the fabric of the head 2, upon opposite` e f af spreader pivoted to said head, a pair standard, and' means a bag spreaderl comprising Apivoted to said bead, a pair of arms pi-voted to said legs and to comprising a pair` erlegs of arms pivoted to said legs and to 'a member sliding on the Standard, a bag engaging' member operatively disposed upon said arms, means for yieldingly supporting thespreader on the for expansbly adjusting it. f f i 2. Tlieeombination with a standard,;of a sliding head `adjustable uponthe standard, a pair of legs a member sliding on the standard, a bagA engaging member opera-` tively disposed upon saidv arms, means `for yieldingly supporting the spreader on `tlne Y standard," a collar fixed uponzthe, standard y 3. AThecombination l, slidingliead-- adjustable upon the standard,

a coiled ,spring `inbelow `the sliding head,

and a lever extendterposed between them,

y ing from one of .saidarms transversely of one of said legs,

for manipulating the arms toad-iustthelbag spreader. 'with afstandard, ofi. a

lall bag spreaderv comprisingl apairkof legs pivoted to said l1eada.pair ofarms pivoted` lato, said legs and -to aV member sliding on the standard,bag engaging members 'oppositely "disposed uponA said arms,

'Copies of: this Apatent mayA ne obtained ins i for manipulating spreader,

' ment of said lever,

'and a coperative l'prolon'gatorOf-tlie `CorA f respondlnglarm.`

ard, fa collar fixed nponftlie standard below the sliding head,'a coiled?"springM interposedbetween them, `a lever extending from one of said arms transversely of oneof said legs,

`and a series o notches formed uponthe said leg-Within tlie range of move-v to engage thelever at I the desired point of adjust-ment. j i

4;. `The eombinationzwitli, a standard, of al4a slidingvlhead adjustable' upontlie standard,

V a bag spreader eomprisingapair ofslegs pivf oted to saidliead, a'pair of arms pivoted to said vlegsandto a member sliding `,on the standard,a `bag engagingmember'opera- `45 tively disposed uponsaid;arms,gand means for expansiblyfadjnstingfthe'bag spreader, said means eonsistingfoa,rack on one leg 1 y n i. 'w50 In testimony whereof, We affix oursignfa4 tures in preseneejofl tYvoWitnesses.H

for vev cents each, by addressing'theCommissioner-of ,.ateiits,i w i wasmngromn'. -1` 1 -Y y'supporting the spreaderontlie stand- 30 the arms to adjust thebag 35 

